he

hi: 1. pronoun

(used as the subject of a verb)

1) (a male person or animal already spoken about: When I spoke to John, he told me he had seen you.) han

2) (any (male) person: He who hesitates is lost.) han, den

2. noun

(a male person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) hann

- he-

- he-man

den

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det

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han

I

subst. (flertall: hes) \/hiː\/

hann, han

• our dog is a he

hes and shes menn og kvinner, hanner og hunner

play he leke sisten

II

adj. \/hiː\/

(som forledd i sammensetninger ved dyrenavn) hann

• he-dog

• he-fox

III

pron. (objektsform: him) \/hiː\/, trykksvak: \/hɪ\/, \/ɪ\/

1) (om person) han

2) (om dyr) han, den, det

3) (om mennesker) han, den, det

• modern man has made enormous scientific advances, and yet he failed to solve this question

det moderne mennesket har gjort enorme vitenskapelige fremskritt, og likevel har han ikke klart å løse dette spørsmålet

• who is he?

hvem er det?

• he who lies will suffer

den som lyver, vil lide